Six Innovative Ways to Add Veggies at Breakfast [Recipe Post]

I will, with confidence, place a bet that 95% of you don’t meet your daily veggie quota on a regular basis. This may sounds extreme – but it’s not always that easy to get enough veggies in. Admittedly, I don’t always eat enough veggies everyday… and I’m a vegetarian Registered Dietitian!

Because so many of us don’t get enough veggies, I’m always recommending that my clients try adding veggies to breakfast. It’s another time to capitalize on those nutrient power-houses, while keeping you full for longer and your blood sugar in check – to just name a few benefits! Adding veggies to our breakfast can also help offset what is often a empty-calorie, high carbohydrate meal.

Now, as you can imagine, after I’ve given this recommendation, I am met with the simple question of “How?”. It may not seem natural to have veggies at breakfast to a lot of us.

Let me be of assistance. I will share with you my top 6 tried, tested and true veggie-rich breakfast recipes that I love and I know that you will too!

Directions

Cauliflower Spinach Frittata

Ingredients

1/2 head cauliflower

7 eggs

1/2 cup milk

1 tsp garlic powder

1 cup spinach

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 F.

On the stove, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Drop in your cauliflower florets and let cook for 5 to 6 minutes (or until tender when pierced with a fork). Roughly chop the cooked cauliflower and set aside.

In a bowl, whisk together egg, milk, garlic powder and chopped spinach. Toss in chopped cauliflower florets until evenly coated.

Pour mixture into a baking dish and bake for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool slightly before serving. Enjoy!

Ingredients

Directions

Preheat a skillet over medium heat and coat it with avocado oil. You want to make sure that your skillet is very hot before you start cooking your pancakes.

Add all ingredients except for baking powder and blend until batter becomes smooth. Add baking powder last and blend for a few more seconds until fully incorporated.

Using a ¼ cup measuring cup, drop batter onto hot skillet and cook until the edges have set and bubbles begin to form on the tops of the pancakes, about 2-3 minutes. Using a spatula, flip and cook for about 2 more minutes on the other side. Repeat until all the batter is gone, making sure to coat your skillet with oil between each batch.

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I'm a Registered Dietitian who works with clients in the Durham Region! I use evidence-based recommendations to help you achieve your nutrition goals. I have many hearty and delicious recipes to share! My office is in Courtice, ON. I regularly work with clients from Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, Newcastle, Bowmanville and Courtice.

3 comments

Thanks for all your wonderful recipes. I have used many of them. Would you please recommend the name of the vanilla protein powder you use? I have tried several but without any success. Thank you so much.